For each even integer b ≥ 2 we prove that a graph G with n vertices has an even [2, b]-factor if G is 2-edge connected and each vertex of G has degree at least max{3, 2n b+2 }.

In this paper‎, ‎the impacts of premium bounds of put option contracts on the operation of put option and day-ahead electricity markets are studied‎. ‎To this end‎, ‎first a comprehensive equilibrium model for a joint put option and day-ahead markets is presented‎. ‎Interaction between put option and day-ahead markets‎, ‎uncertainty in fuel price, impact of premium bounds, and elasticity of con...

In this paper, we present two efficient look-ahead pruning techniques in beam search for large vocabulary continuous speech recognition. Both techniques, the language model look-ahead and the phoneme look-ahead, are incorporated into the word conditioned search algorithm using a bigram language model and a lexical prefix tree [5]. The paper present the following novel contributions: We describe...

This threats document provides a detailed analysis of the security threats relevant to the Next Steps in Signaling (NSIS) protocol suite. It calls attention to, and helps with the understanding of, various security considerations in the NSIS Requirements, Framework, and Protocol proposals. This document does not describe vulnerabilities of specific parts of the NSIS protocol suite.

A consistent result in the evaluation of group-delivered intervention to promote social reciprocity in children with PDDs is that outcome data are inconclusive. Lack of robust evidence of efficacy confounds understanding of these interventions and their value to the field. It is conceivable that the construct of impaired social reciprocity in PDD presents unique circumstances that require speci...

RSVP version 1 has been designed for optimally support multicast. However, in reality multicast is being used much less frequently than anticipated. Still, even for unicast (one sender, one receiver) communication, full−fledged multicast−enabled RSVP signaling must be used. As pointed out in the NSIS requirement draft, multicast would not be necessarily required for an NSIS signaling protocol. ...

In the popular computer game of Tetris, the player is given a sequence of tetromino pieces and must pack them into a rectangular gameboard initially occupied by a given configuration of filled squares; any completely filled row of the gameboard is cleared and all pieces above it drop by one row. We prove that in the offline version of Tetris, it is NP-complete to maximize the number of cleared ...

OBJECTIVE The Lower Mississippi Delta (LMD) region of the United States is characterized by high levels of obesity and physical inactivity. The objective was to test the effectiveness of adapting the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DG), with and without a physical activity (PA) component, for attenuating weight gain. METHODS Overall, 121 white and African-American adults (35-64 years; ...

In general, studies on short-term hourly electricity load modeling and forecasting do not investigate in detail the sources of uncertainty forecasting. This study aims to evaluate impact benefits applying bootstrap aggregation overcoming time series forecasting, thereby increasing accuracy multistep ahead point forecasts. We implemented existing proposed clustering-based bootstrapping methods g...